Quote (Def_Not_Tim @ Aug 19 2018 05:09pm)
How can this ever Match the old penalty ? higher classes just got an extra struggle to go trough. more lvls + harder monsters. how do you think this will affect soloing as you progress on the ladder ??
Because
math.
Alchemists had > 20% experience penalty. 20% of 70,000,000 (your experience @ level 71) = 14,000,000 = 14 levels.
Now, couple this with your +experience% gear now working at full power (+ the alchemist online bonus), and you're in for even more experience than you could possibly gain before (which offsets the slightly harder monsters above level 71).
I'm not changing it back to a hidden penalty.